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they are elected by voters.

NO - until adoption of the Seventeenth Amendment members of the Senate were "chosen by the legislature" of each respective state.

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No. Senator's were not elected by popular vote until the passage of the 19th amendment.

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Were senators elected by popular vote until 1913?

United States Senators have always been elected by popular vote. Each state votes for their own Senator. Each state has two Senators.


How are Senates elected?

Senators are elected by voters during an election held in their respective state. Senators have been elected this way since 1913.


How have U.S. senators been chosen since 1913?

They are elected by the people.


Have senators always been elected by people?

No, they have been elected by the people only since 1913 due to Amendment 17, Sec. 1.


How do senators differ from their collegues in the House of Representitives?

Senators serve 6 year terms. Representatives serve 2 year terms. Representatives have always been elected by popular to represent the interests of the electorate. Senators were originally appointed to represent the interests of the State


Who elects the Senators of a state?

After the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913, Senators are by law directly elected by the voters in their respective states. Before 1913 it was up to the states to decide how they would choose their Senators. Some were directly elected, some were chosen by State Legislatures.


Are senators elected from the state?

Originally before the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment the Senators of the Senate were elected by the legislatures of their respective states. After the Seventeenth amendment was passed the Senators were now elected by the Citizens of United States.


Is senate and senators the same thing?

No. Senators are the elected representatives who, collectively, make up the Senate. In countries which have a Senate (such as Australia and the USA), this means the upper house of a bicameral Parliament. Senators are those people who have been elected to represent the interests of the population of the area they represent.


Were members of the roman senate chosen for life?

It was a lifetime appointment in the Roman Republic, which preceded the empire. Senators were elected magistrates, whereas earlier they had been the sons of previous senators elected to a quaestorship position.


When have Senators been directly elected by the voters?

In the US- since the 17th Amendment went to effect in 1913. Before that, Senators were selected by each state's legislature.


How are US Senate's elected?

They are elected by popular vote within their state each 6 years. US Senators have been elected by direct popular vote in their respective states since 1913, with the ratification of the 17th Amendment.


How is the preamble an example of popular sovereignty?

The Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution, which became law in 1913, provided for the direct election of Senators by voters. Before then, United States Senators had been elected by vote of the State Senators of the individual states.